几帳面
きちょうめん
Meanings
- な-adjective methodical; precise; meticulous; scrupulous; regular; punctual
- Noun wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
Kanji
- 几 table; table enclosure; table or windy radical (no. 16). Read as キ.
- 帳 notebook. Read as チョウ.
- 面 face. Read as メン.
Example sentences
- 彼は几帳面な男だな。
He is a methodical person. - 彼女は仕事が非常にきちょうめんだ。
She is very exact in her job. - 私は几帳面なんだ。
I'm fussy. - トムの仕事の仕方はとても几帳面だ。
Tom is very methodical in the way he does his work. - 結構、几帳面だと思う。
I think it is surprisingly precise.
Common phrases
- 几帳面な性格